Daniel C Marks

US Patent:

7175179, Feb 13, 2007

Filed:

Feb 9, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/773209

Inventors:

Howard M. Marks - Scarsdale NY, US
Michael Wood - Denham Spings LA, US
Daniel M. Marks - Washington DC, US
Anthony M. Singer - Ringwood NJ, US

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273292, 273274

Abstract:

The present invention is a variant of traditional Twenty-One in which the dealer and players attempt to build a hand with a value of twenty-one, or as close to twenty-one as possible without exceeding twenty-one, using cards that are known to players and the dealer as they are dealt and shared cards that remain unknown until all player and/or dealer decisions are completed.

US Patent:

7431647, Oct 7, 2008

Filed:

Jul 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/895604

Inventors:

Daniel Mordecai Marks - Washington DC, US
Anthony Mark Singer - Ringwood NJ, US
Howard Mitchell Marks - Scarsdale NY, US

International Classification:

A63F 13/00
A63F 9/24
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 20, 463 16, 463 17, 463 18, 463 25

Abstract:

The present invention includes a variety of methods to issue awards based upon the order of appearance of symbols in the symbol matrix. An “In-A-Row” embodiment of the present invention displays symbols in random positions of the symbol matrix and issues awards for three or more same symbols appearing in sequential order. For example, the first symbol displayed is an “A,” the second symbol is a “B,” and the third, fourth, fifth and sixth symbols are “C”s. The sequential appearance of four “C” symbols results in an In-A-Row award.

US Patent:

7578740, Aug 25, 2009

Filed:

Jan 5, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/325873

Inventors:

Daniel M. Marks - Washington DC, US
Anthony M. Singer - Ringwood NJ, US
Howard M. Marks - Scarsdale NY, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 27, 463 16, 463 42, 463 43

Abstract:

A gaming device which includes a variety of methods to provide distinct progressive awards for two or more paylines. In one embodiment, each and every payline has its own progressive award that issues upon the appearance of a predetermined symbol combination on that payline.

US Patent:

7607980, Oct 27, 2009

Filed:

Nov 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/984169

Inventors:

Joseph D. Masci - Montrose NY, US
Howard M. Marks - Scarsdale NY, US
Anthony M. Singer - Ringwood NJ, US
Daniel M. Marks - Washington DC, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 20, 463 11, 463 12, 463 13, 463 16, 463 17, 463 18, 463 19, 463 21, 463 25, 273292

Abstract:

Methods to provide an enhanced likelihood of winning an award and to provide enhanced awards based upon the appearance of symbols on free paylines or free hands of cards. In one embodiment base paylines and a free payline are defined using the same symbol matrix and same reel strips. The free payline is an additional payline with same frequencies of wins and losses as the base paylines. The player wagers upon any number of base paylines. The player receives a free payline if a designated number of base paylines are wagered upon. A multiplier enhances the award for winning symbol combinations appearing on the free payline, with the multiplier value equal to the total wager. In another embodiment, a player wagers upon any number of displayed poker hands. The player receives at least one free hand if a designated number of hands are wagered upon.

US Patent:

7625280, Dec 1, 2009

Filed:

Feb 10, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/777011

Inventors:

Anthony M. Singer - Ringwood NJ, US
Daniel M. Marks - Washington DC, US
Joseph D. Masci - Montrose NY, US
Howard M. Marks - Scarsdale NY, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24
A63F 13/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 19/00

US Classification:

463 20, 463 16, 463 25, 463 37, 273143 R

Abstract:

A video slot machine including a plurality of reels forming a single set of reels, a plurality of symbols on the reels, a plurality of different paylines associated with that set of reels, wherein the set of reels is separately and simultaneously displayed a plurality of times, and each different payline is displayed in association with one of the separate displays of the set of reels to enable a player to view and easily determine each of the winning symbol combinations that occur on the reels.

US Patent:

7674174, Mar 9, 2010

Filed:

Oct 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/253217

Inventors:

Daniel M. Marks - Washington DC, US
Anthony M. Singer - Ringwood NJ, US
Howard M. Marks - Scarsdale NY, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 20, 463 16, 463 17, 463 18, 463 19, 463 25

Abstract:

A gaming device which includes a variety of methods to calculate one or more line pay awards as a function of the total amount wagered upon the game. In one embodiment, the gaming device multiplies the award for the most valuable symbol combination appearing on any payline by the total amount wagered upon the game.

US Patent:

7722457, May 25, 2010

Filed:

Jul 30, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/909021

Inventors:

Daniel Mordecai Marks - Washington DC, US
Anthony Mark Singer - Ringwood NJ, US
Howard Mitchell Marks - Scarsdale NJ, US

Assignee:

PTT LLC - Mahwah NJ

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 20, 463 16, 463 21

Abstract:

The present invention includes a variety of methods to issue awards during free spins. In general, the present invention involves placing a wager, spinning the slot reels, triggering the free-spin bonus feature, and collecting awards based upon the cumulative numeric value(s) attained over the course of one or more free spins. In a preferred embodiment, a cumulative numeric value starts at zero and increases by the amount shown on “increase value” symbols, with each cumulative numeric value associated with an award. Upon completion of the free spins, the game issues the award associated with the final cumulative numeric value.

US Patent:

7749071, Jul 6, 2010

Filed:

Dec 21, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/018053

Inventors:

Daniel M. Marks - Washington DC, US
Anthony M. Singer - Ringwood NJ, US
Howard M. Marks - Scarsdale NY, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 9/24

US Classification:

463 20, 463 25

Abstract:

A gaming device including a plurality of reels having a plurality of symbols including one or more selectable symbols. The gaming device displays the selectable symbols on the reels when a triggering event occurs and enables the player to pick at least one of the selectable symbols appearing on the reels. The gaming device provides a value symbol or a wild symbol associated with the picked symbol when the player picks one of the selectable symbols. If the picked symbol reveals a value symbol, the gaming device provides a value associated with the value symbol to the player. If the picked symbol includes a wild symbol, the gaming device displays a wild symbol in at least one symbol position of the reel including the picked symbol. The gaming device evaluates any symbol combinations on the reels and provides an award associated with the wining symbol combinations to the player.